Skippers Canyon: enjoy a mix of history and
high adventure including bungy jumping, rafting, a flying fox
and jet boating. It is recommended that visitors take a guided
excursion in Skippers Canyon as the road is not suitable for standard
vehicles
Jet
Boating: experience the Shotover, Kawarau or Dart
River
White Water Rafting: shoot the rapids on the
Shotover or Kawarau River
Gondola Ride: rise 450 metres/1,475 feet above
Queenstown to Bob's Peak to enjoy views of Lake Wakatipu and the
surrounding mountains, from every vantage point. Enjoy a luge
ride (a luge is a short, raised toboggan for one person seated)
down a slope from the top of the gondola ride
Guided & Unguided half-Day or Day Walks: explore Lake Wakatipu and the
surrounding area.
Great Walks: use Queenstown as a base for
some of the 'Great Walk' options in Fiordland
National Park Milford Track, Kepler Track, Hollyford
Track and Routeburn). Transport will need to be organised at the
start and end of the track for those visitors freedom walking.
Other Activities and Attractions
TSS Earnslaw: cruise across Lake Wakatipu
aboard this 100-year-old steamboat
Arts & Wine: join a wine
tour, or follow the Wakatipu Arts Trail
Arrowtown:
the old goldmining town provides an interesting journey back in
time with its memorabilia of the era as well as boutiques and
cafes
Trout & Salmon Fishing: test the waters
all year round
Country Life experiences: try horse trekking
or see sheep shearing and working sheepdogs
Flightseeing: a variety of fixed wing and
helicopter flights depart from Queenstown to Milford/Doubtful
Sound, Fiordland National Park, Mt Cook and Mt Aspiring
Queenstown
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